A few of us have been playing paintball on and off for a while and finally went out and bought our own markers (guns).

Unlike our first thoughts, they weren't expensive. I found a marker that normally retails around £100 for £35 on the internet (new), new camo overalls for £4 and a mask for £10. So for less than £50 each, we are armed and ready to go.

The only problem is that evey site in and around Sheffield doesn't want to allow us to use our own gear!

I have looked in to 'walk on' days, which is where sites allow you to turn up with your own kit and play. There are many of these down south, but it appears not too many up here.

The average cost for us to play paintball before we bought our kit was about £50 each per day. For about this same price we have our own kit now! The southerners have many places that charge between £10 and £20 for a days access to the site when using your own kit and on most you can take your own paintballs too instead of paying for the overpriced on site ones!

WHY CAN'T WE HAVE THIS UP HERE????


Anyway, if you are a paintballer and know where a group of lads can join in with their own kit then please let me know.

We prefer the woodland stuff or similar games, not the inflatable speedball / competition stuff, but are open to most game types. Our skill level is definately amateur / cannon fodder, so please make me happy and let me know if you've found somewhere to play paintball? (official or unnoficial)

I don't want to break the law, but if you know of any fields or woodland or anything where people play then this is also something we would be looking for.

Thanks

Hi there.

Have you rung us yet? >> http://www.dangerzoneuk.co.uk/main.html

I'm a marshal up there, and while we do run proper "walk on" days once every month, we also cater for bring your own guns on a "normal" customer day. Give Chris a ring. You'll find the number on the website above.

Be VERY careful about playing "in some woods". Have a search on the net for the LAW regarding firearms and private property. I'm sure you don't want to end up doing a five stretch for playing somewhere you shouldn't :)

I've still got my paintball gun from 10 years ago when I did it regularly. Cost me £300 at the time, and it's not even constant-air! :o

Compared with todays guns it's probably not that good now, but I do have a telescopic sight on it. :D

I'm surprised there aren't that many sites up here that allow walk-ons though.

I'd love to start paintballing regularly again, but it got to be a bit to expensive after I had a family to support.

That's why we bought our own kit, we were hoping to play at a cheaper price.

I am going to look in to the dangerzone though, there's a couple of posts on other sites referring to this too.

Can highly recommend Danger Zone, went few years back, only company I've been with around Sheffield. Site is (if they're on the same one, towards Strines) a good'n too...

I played recently at Delta Force in Leeds and they said you can bring your own marker. I don't have one myself, but I liked the site okay and it was good fun.

Some sites I used to visit also allowed you to bring your own paintballs.

Worked out much cheaper when you could buy them in bulk from the original suppliers.

However I can see most sites not allowing this as they make quite a bit out of selling paintballs to trigger happy beginners. :rolleyes:

Originally posted by Ravenger
Some sites I used to visit also allowed you to bring your own paintballs.

Worked out much cheaper when you could buy them in bulk from the original suppliers.

However I can see most sites not allowing this as they make quite a bit out of selling paintballs to trigger happy beginners. :rolleyes:

Thats a major reason that most sites wont allow "BYO" paint, but another is, the site doesn't know how the paint has been stored. You only need one numpty to have kept the paintballs in his freezer, and there's gonna be two dozen dead and dying players on the field!!

(I've actually seen frozen paintballs in use. They were taking bark off an oak tree at 50 yards :wow: )

I visited the dangerzone shop today (bought a few bits) and also discussed their walk on arrangement.

You can't use your own stuff on a day to day basis as it upsets other users that think you're a pro with some special weapon etc. but they do a walk on game every second sunday of the month.

£50 to take part gets you a days paintballing with your own equipment and 2,000 paintballs. Seems like a good enough deal to me.

The last Sunday game (I just missed it :( ) had 40 players with their own kit, so it sounds like a laugh!

It may not be too frequent, but once a month walk on is a good start. If I can find a few more sites then I'll be happy. :)

ps
They were extremely friendly and very informative in the shop, so thanks!

If anyone can think of any other sites to add to this I would be greatful.

I remember walking onto a site that allowed walk ons and normal players to play together.

I was dressed head to toe in my proper camo gear and boots, wearing camo gloves, a full mask (with sunglasses under it so you couldn't see my eyes), and a camo hat that also covered my ears. There wasn't any bare skin visible at all.

I also had a full ammo belt, my gun with a stock and telescopic sight, and a 250 shot ammo hopper.

Standing near me was a guy dressed in the standard goggles and overall supplied by the site, with the standard 9 shot pop-gun they used to supply at the time.

He looked at me very nervously and said "Who are you? The terminator?!"

:D :rolleyes:

The difference is that I am crap. I have only played a few times and my kits pretty budget too.

I can understand that casual players being worried by the thought of someone with their own kit though.

Anyone aware of any extremely cheap land for sale (maybe £10 or something :D )

Paintball sounds good:D I'm hoping to get a RAP4 soon, does anyone know of anyone who's been real action paintballing before? (Using the new M4 replica RAP4 guns rather than the traditional style paintball guns).

If so are the guns as nice as they look?

If you wanna check them out
http://www.rap4.com/os/product_info.php?products_id=894

And for pure grin factor I just found this on ebay http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3695608433
48 balls Per Second Per Barrel
Only 8 grand

I wonder if that guy knows that the item he's selling is illegal in the UK due to the new firearms regulations?

Does look fun though :D , imagine taking that to a walk on game!

Originally posted by lalaland
I wonder if that guy knows that the item he's selling is illegal in the UK due to the new firearms regulations?


Probably why hes trying to sell it!

Now if it was an AIRSOFT minigun, that'd be perfectly legal :headbang:

Originally posted by J-Blaze
Paintball sounds good:D I'm hoping to get a RAP4 soon, does anyone know of anyone who's been real action paintballing before? (Using the new M4 replica RAP4 guns rather than the traditional style paintball guns).

If so are the guns as nice as they look?

If you wanna check them out
http://www.rap4.com/os/product_info.php?products_id=894

Be aware J-Blaze, the RAP 4 thingy would be illegal also over here.

400+fps is a BIG no no in the UK....

What's the limit for the UK? There is a lower velocity version available. The LE is the new model with higher power. If one wanted obtaining the legal version could easily be modified. They also ship to the UK. And I doubt customs would check the FPS.

Owning or using a gun that's classed as illegal under the firearms laws in this country is not a good idea with all this new fuss regarding replicas, air weapons (which paintball guns come under) etc. is a little daft.

You could end up in serious trouble and up to five years in prison for having a paintball gun over the legal power limit as daft as it sounds.

The US have more relaxed laws than we do, so be careful what you buy and import.

Been tempted to take it up again, & have been looking for toys...

Quite liked this (http://www.directpaintball.com/piranha_bl_paintball_gun.html) as an entry level one, & have always liked the automag (http://www.888paintball.com/browse.asp?plid=GUNS&csid=726547220321084625979735539298397747796391291 89633&icid=AUTOMAG).

Does anyone know if the Danger Zone store has a decent range? Any second hand stuff? Can't find any online stores this side of the Atlantic either... :(

Originally posted by steev
Been tempted to take it up again, & have been looking for toys...

Quite liked this (http://www.directpaintball.com/piranha_bl_paintball_gun.html) as an entry level one, & have always liked the automag (http://www.888paintball.com/browse.asp?plid=GUNS&csid=726547220321084625979735539298397747796391291 89633&icid=AUTOMAG).Lookup the viewloader Orion. That's a nice cheap starter gun and you can get them on Ebay for under £40 (£80 in shops). That's what I am currently using and it's a nice marker. There are some excellent reviews of it too on the Paintball Review (http://www.pbreview.com/products/reviews/2155/) site.

Originally posted by steev
Does anyone know if the Danger Zone store has a decent range? Any second hand stuff? Can't find any online stores this side of the Atlantic either... :( They have a nice selection of paintballs, some guns, parts, pyrotechnics and gas etc. but anything major has to be ordered in aparantly.
They were very friendly and helpful when I went there without a clue, so I highly recommend them.

They aren't open on Saturdays or Sundays though, so you have to go midweek.

There is also Fatbob's (http://www.fatbobspaintball.co.uk/) if you don't mind the drive to Selby (it's not that far). They have a huge shop and some decent offers on new guns at the moment too. I am going there tomorrow, so will let you know what it's like.

Originally posted by J-Blaze
What's the limit for the UK? There is a lower velocity version available. The LE is the new model with higher power. If one wanted obtaining the legal version could easily be modified. They also ship to the UK. And I doubt customs would check the FPS.

Legal limits are a very grey area.

Work on the assumption that 300fps is the TOP whack limit for the UK, and you wont end up in nick!

Youd be surprised WHAT Customs will check out.

One airsoft retailer had his entire shipment from Hong Kong seized last year....

Tournament rules for uk (for the ones I know of anyway) max out at 300fps or less which is plenty enough!!. I certainly wouldn't want to be hit by anything more.

Also to remember if importing is that full auto (keep trigger pressed and marker continues to fire) is a no no in this country.

Originally posted by JimmyNailgun
Tournament rules for uk (for the ones I know of anyway) max out at 300fps or less which is plenty enough!!. I certainly wouldn't want to be hit by anything more.

Also to remember if importing is that full auto (keep trigger pressed and marker continues to fire) is a no no in this country. Illegal for both painball rules and UK law.

The paintball rules you 'may' get away with on walk on days etc. sometimes, but if the law catches you for the above then it's court time.

If there are enough of us who are up for starting a regular paintballing session maybe once a week. Even if it's just for a few hours I think there may be a farmer somewhere willing to rent some land for a small fee.

I like the looks of the Tippman A5 http://www2.888paintball.com/browse.asp?plid=GUNS&csid=359403204048312545955963183025301114859859267 85133&icid=TIPPMANN (http://http://www2.888paintball.com/browse.asp?plid=GUNS&csid=359403204048312545955963183025301114859859267 85133&icid=TIPPMANN)

Seems to be the gun of choice for most paintballers.

I'm up for that and I have another mate with a gun ready now.

Depends on how much it would cost, but if we could get a regular event going and a good few people going then it's well worth it.

Also creating our own walk on game would certainly make the site owners take notice if it went well and start doing more walk on's on their sites.

I will post on the walk on forum later and see if anyone's interested there too.

Great idea, I think in reality it will take a few months at least to get off the ground but it could be the start of a great thing. I wreckon if we could get 10 of us all paying a tenner each then a farmer wouldn't say no to a hundred quid in his back pocket every week.

Hey guys,

i was doing alittle research on the google and found this post in the search. only a few months late like :thumbsup:

Anywayz just wanted to know how far you actually got with this. I have to confess tho that i aint ever been paintballing but i know that anyone i know who has, has loved it. As you have said above about how much its costs. Thats what puts me off. That conclusion led me to look around at buying the gear, but then realised that non of the sites will let you use your own....or more importantly use your own paintballs which makes its cost more than it should.

Now im apart of the sheffcruise.co.uk car club and im pretty sure i could get a good following on this idea. So let me know how far you got with this land idea......or infact if local places around sheff did a more often walk on(at a reasonable price, and if poss use of own paintballs).

Cheers for the help


G

Try Dangerzone in Sheffield.

They do a walk on every 2nd Sunday of the month where you can take your own gear and your own paintballs.

It costs £15 for the full day including lunch, so it's very cheap. Also you can use smoke grenades and flash bangs on this site too.

Don't put up with the likes of Skirmish and other poor sites when you can go to Dangerzone, that's what I've learnt since I got in to paintball.

Originally posted by J-Blaze
What's the limit for the UK?

328 fps

Originally posted by Ollie
328 fps I'm sure we only play at 300fps.

gangstaman, I know of a few lads that play at our local walk on that have their own field set up going. They are in Barnsley and always welcome new players.

It's cheap as they also import their own paintballs, so could be what you are looking for.

I'll speak to him the next time I see him at the walk on and see if I can get you any details.

As for setting somewhere up in Sheffield, we need land for that and I don't know anyone that would lend us some. A barn would be great, plus a few obstacles.

Then we need CO2 tanks to store gas, but these aren't expensive, then there are balls, but I know where to get these cheap when bought in bulk, so it's all a posibility if there's land etc.

whats the news with the cheap land idea? i have about 8+ people that will come regularly.

so let me know

whats the news with the cheap land idea? i have about 8+ people that will come regularly.

so let me know
I never got around to getting anything set up.

We'd need at least 30 people or so to be worth while doing this and a whip round for CO2 canisters.

It's not impossible, but the interest didn't seem to be there enough to complete this.

could we not just meet and play in some random woodland area? like the wharncliffe woods which are massive

could we not just meet and play in some random woodland area? like the wharncliffe woods which are massive
Yes, that would be fun, however it would also be a firearms offence which could end up with us all arrested and in court, so possibley not the best idea :D

but these guns are legal so would we still end up in court?

and does anyone know anywhere else we can play on some private land?

I'm not sure about a firearms offence, but playing in a public place could definitely land you in trouble.

but these guns are legal so would we still end up in court?
Because by using them in a public place you are commiting an offence.

You may end up with just a quick telling off, but in the worst case scenario you could end up surrounded by armed Police and arrested.

and does anyone know anywhere else we can play on some private land?No, but if you find somewhere then PM me.

The best bit of advice if you want to start playing often and on the cheap is get yourself to Dangerzone on the second Sunday of every month.

It will cost you a lot less than it costs on normal days as you have your own kit and can use your own paint etc. and you'll end up playing against people worth playing against who are mostly quite friendly too.

The marshalls up there are an alright bunch and and the playing areas are good.

I was told pretty much the same when I started and was looking to play in public areas and I am glad I started there.

If you play on private land you will need a large CO2 canister to reload from, these can be hired and if there are enough players it's not too badly priced.

Paintballs can be bought cheap in bulk, although shop around as some places claim to be cheap but are crap. Also make sure the balls are decent and aren't just going to jam in your marker.

If you really do want to play on private ground it will take a bit of organising and some extra cost. Playing at Dangerzone or somewhere similar (but avoid Skirmish, they are crap) means all the safety stuff, CO2 filling stations and playing areas are all taken care for you.

Like I say, if you get it sorted though or get enough people together then give me a shout.

30 - 50 people would be ideal.

how much does it cost in total to play at dangerzone on the walk on days?

do they charge extra for CO2 refills?

i've seen some videos and i dont think i'd like playing the game that you play on a open field without any trees at all, where u just run around like a phsyco wasting all you ammo (not sure of the exact name of that game). i've played in woods before with laser guns and enjoyed that a lot, played with other friends, we use to do 2 teams and a certain amount of shots on one person kills, thats why i want to get paintball guns now.

on these walk on days, do you have to play with everyone else who's there or could a certain amount of us play our own game there too?

Just for information:

Possession of firearms in a public place

The Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003 Sec 37 amends Section 19 of The Firearms Act 1968, which deals with possessing certain firearms in a public place.

A person commits an offence if, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse (the proof whereof lies on him / her) he / she has with him in a public place

(1) a loaded shotgun

(b) an air weapon (whether loaded or not)

(c) any other firearm (whether loaded or not) together with ammunition suitable for use in that firearm, or

(d) an imitation firearm.

The above is effective from 20th January 2004.

The law classes Paintball markers / guns as air weapons.

It's also illegal if the Paintball marker / gun fires above 330fps. This would make the marker illegal. Most sites operate a 300fps limit.

And it's also worth keeping in mind that the law also requires your marker to be set up to fire one shot per trigger pull. Any more than one shot makes it illegal. Most sites won't allow them to be used on their fields either.

So if you are in a public place with your marker, loaded and gassed or not, you are commiting and offence. It should always be dismantled and bagged when transporting it and never used in a public place.

Aside from the legal side of it, remember that you are going to be firing balls at around 300fps. That's fine for people wearing proper protective gear, but if a passer by is hit by one they could be seriously injured, especially if hit in the face.

It's not worth taking Paintball stuff in to the public.

If you find private land to play on, make sure it's safe, you have permission, have netting or similar to prevent shots from entering a public or populated area etc. and then give me a call :D

how much does it cost in total to play at dangerzone on the walk on days?£15 gets you a days play, which includes lunch (if your stomach can handle it :gag: :D )
If you take your own kit and balls then that's it, if not then they sell balls and pyros on site and the price obviously depends on what you want.

do they charge extra for CO2 refills?Nope, it's free.

i've seen some videos and i dont think i'd like playing the game that you play on a open field without any trees at all, where u just run around like a phsyco wasting all you ammo (not sure of the exact name of that game). i've played in woods before with laser guns and enjoyed that a lot, played with other friends, we use to do 2 teams and a certain amount of shots on one person kills, thats why i want to get paintball guns now.Forget the field stuff, it's crap. That's tournament style. They don't play that at Dangerzone, it's all recball / woodsball, which is much better.

We are put in to two teams and play over many different types of game area. There's a small village, a bridge, hellicopter, fort, general battlefield with obstacles and a saving private ryan type area. They are all fun and it's normally a case of elimination or capture the flag.

on these walk on days, do you have to play with everyone else who's there or could a certain amount of us play our own game there too?Nope, all walk ons play together. It's more fun that way. You don't want mini games kicking off when you can have a large group battling it out or storming the huts in the 'streets' area.

There's a lot of room on most areas, so it's never cramped and games can be quite furious at times and most people enjoy working together in teams usign decent tactics. You'd be suprised how quickly you are getting on with people and how soon you get the hang of it.

so what gun/marker have you got/use?

do you think that the tippmann 98 custom is a good gun? you used it by any chance?

i'm gonna try to find some land then, get in contact with some farmers and stuff, if i do find some, i'll let ya know. if theres a few of us (like 15) or more then we can all chip in and it should work out alot cheaper than £15 a day.

so what gun/marker have you got/use?I have a Tippmann A5. I've added a few things to it since it was purchased, so it's not the standard model any more.

I have a remote line to my battle pack to reduce weight, longer barrel for accuracy, decent stock to tuck in to the shoulder and have also modified the trigger to allow me to fire faster (while still obbeying the law with one pull one shot). I plan to add some other stuff at some point, but paintball stuff isn't cheap and I have other commitments that take first place.

do you think that the tippmann 98 custom is a good gun? you used it by any chance?The 98 is an excellent marker.

I had a 98 for my second marker that replaced the Ebay cheapo marker I had at first (Ebay no longer allow the selling of them on their site). The cheapo marker was crap and let me down, but the Tippmann 98 was excellent. They are reliable, accurate and easy to maintain. You can't seem to break them.

I didn't modify my 98, just bought a motorised hopper for it which made quite a bit of difference. My mate has it now and has added a stock to it which helps accuracy.

i'm gonna try to find some land then, get in contact with some farmers and stuff, if i do find some, i'll let ya know. if theres a few of us (like 15) or more then we can all chip in and it should work out alot cheaper than £15 a day.
£15 for a day's paintballing is excellent. You should look around and I doubt you'll find anywhere that beats their price.

While I am interested in playing legally on other areas, please keep in mind that if you start your own private gaming area you really need to check up on the safety and legal issues. Injuries can occur easily and private games on private land tend to have less precautions.

Also keep in mind the landscape etc. Dangerzone has 2 level forts, a helicopter, small village and other stuff. It would take a while to build something like that.

By the way, I don't work or have anything to do with DZ apart from playing there, but since I bought my own kit I've quickly learnt it's better to play at their place or another proper paintballing place than try to run your own.

Like I said though, keep me informed if you get anything going though.

i started wotk up there as a marshall yesterday ands its good fun and the place is run really well.

i am a keen paintballer and i would like to join a club but i canrt find 1 msg me if u know 1:help: :help: :help:

Just to let you all know, Dangerzone have changed their walk on days from the second Sunday of each month to the first.

This means the next walk on day, where you can take your own kit, is on the 4th of June.

I'm going up with 3 others and I know there'll be a decent turn out as the weather's getting better. If you have your own kit get yourself to Dangerzone (Strines, Sheffield) on the 4th.

i am a keen paintballer and i would like to join a club but i canrt find 1 msg me if u know 1:help: :help: :help:
I don't know of any clubs for paintballing, but if you play woodsball / recball then try Dangerzone, details in my post above ^^^

Hi just come across this forum but might have some interesting stuff for you, I am a marshall for powerplay paintball at brighouse they also have a site at wakefield both do walk on days. also i play as walk on. last played at dangerzone on 7th may its a good site and will be there on the next one.

I use a smartparts ion with an air system and power feed hoper so for anybody wanting a good marker i can recomend this as the marker costs 150 quid and will fire up to 17 shots per second, the only downside is you use a lot of paint but the grin factor is well worth the extra paint :hihi:


Also have played at site in doncaster bawtry paintball fields this site is a bit more expensive but you can take your own paint and is well worth the trip. The walk on days are 25 quid and the next one is 18th june.

As for the paint i use proto from planeteclipse.com they are in manchester check out the web site

I'll be at the Dangerzone walk on too, it's on the 4th of June (first Sunday of June). I've not been there since before Christmas, but was going every month up until then, so it will be nice to get back in to it.

I called at Dangerzone's shop today to get gas so I can strip, clean and test my marker before then. Should be nicely serviced and ready to play, looking forward to it.

You can also take your own paint to Dangerzone, we do this every time. I bought 6,000 paintballs in bulk the other day for me and 2 mates, came to £27 each for 2,000 decent balls (have to use decent stuff with Tippmanns). We were getting it cheaper until recently, but our last supplier's now shut down :(

I've not tried the other walk ons you mentioned, do they supply free CO2?

yes they do have co2.
What sort of paint is it you are using as the price is not bad the proto i get from planet works out at 26 quid per box if you buy 10000 or more

Is the CO2 free?

The paint we are using is Diablo Heat and by buying it in larger amounts (this time we bought 6,000 to give 3 people 2,000 each) we are getting it at £27.

yes co2 is free most places include co2 and air with the price of the day i have got some co2 bottles and a fill rig if you are interested they are the size that the pubs use for there soft drinks and last time i had one filled it cost about 11 quid as i run on air now i have a dive tank to fill mine so the co2 bottles are no good to me make me an offer if you want them..

Sorry, I wasn't clear here, do you have a pub cylindar to fill some smaller bottles? ie 20 oz bottles or is it just a pub cylindar that you have?

Well the walk on game is a week on Sunday and there's about 6 of us going up if all turn up in the morning, anyone on here going?

I've added some more mods to my A5 so am looking forward to testing it on someone, if you feel like being 'it' step in front of me :D but on a serious note it should be a good day, so get up there.